Tove is a Scandinavian given name that derives from the Old Norse name Tófa. The name is usually given to girls but occasionally to boys.[1] It is also an alternative English spelling of the Hebrew name more commonly spelled Tovah or Tova.
Some believe the name to be a shortening of Thorfrithr, "beautiful Thor" or "peace of Thor".[2][3][4] Tófa and Tófi appear to have been relatively popular names in the 10th and 11th centuries and are found in Anglo-Scandinavian court witness lists[5] and later in the Domesday Book[6] in their Latinised form. The personal name became a surname in medieval England, with spellings of Tovi, Tovie[7] (16th century) and Tovey recorded in wills and church documents.